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Deida's early development is fictionalized in his book "Wild Nights," which recounts of his meeting in the 1990s with William Tsiknas, a long time student of [[Adi Da]], and the previous resident caretaker of Adi Da's temple on Kauai. Today Deida openly acknowledges William's influence, and in the past has invited him to speak at Deida's events.{{Fact|date=August 2008}} |
Deida's early development is fictionalized in his book "Wild Nights," which recounts of his meeting in the 1990s with William Tsiknas, a long time student of [[Adi Da]], and the previous resident caretaker of Adi Da's temple on Kauai. Today Deida openly acknowledges William's influence, and in the past has invited him to speak at Deida's events.{{Fact|date=August 2008}} |
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== Criticism == |
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A consistent pattern of criticism leveled against Deida and his writings regularly concerns his qualifications. Lacking a formal degree from an accredited university, reviews of ''The Way of the Superior Man'' featured at [[Barnes & Noble]][http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Way-of-the-Superior-Man/David-Deida/e/9781591792574/?itm=1] and [[Amazon.com]][http://www.amazon.com/review/product/1591792576/ref=cm_cr_dp_hist_1?%5Fencoding=UTF8&filterBy=addOneStar] note that Deida routinely fails to cite his sources in his work, makes counterintuitive/metaphysical claims without a basis in scientific research, and in text directly resorts to various [[ad hominem]] attacks in defense of his suppositions. Other criticisms point to the fact that instead of depending on the logical merit of his own dialectic, Deida instead relies on his close relationship with [[Ken Wilber]] for validation. For these reasons, critics argue that rather than garter respect as an academically rigorous [[philosopher]] or licensed [[counseling]] professional, Deida, like [[L. Ron Hubbard]] and [[Claude Vorilhon]], ought to be recognized more so as a [[cult]] figure or self-appointed [[New Age]] guru. |
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== Controversy == |
== Controversy == |
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David Deida is the alias for American-born author David Greenberg. Focusing on Hinduistic hypotheses about the different ways that men and women grow and express emotions and sexuality, Deida has designed and developed a program of practices that encourage exploration of the "masculine" and "femenine" essences within both men and women, each having both. Creating one's self as a polar opposite to the other one makes a greater field of potential expression and exploration for both parties, although, neither need be a slave to either. The point of his work, he says, is greater love and freedom.[citation needed]
He seems to draw heavily upon Tantric Yoga, which posits that people can bring religious experience to the realm of intimacy, and live a heroic life in which the individual lives by their greatest ideals. Deida's teachings tend to weave these two lines of thought together.[citation needed]
He is a founding associate of the Integral Institute and has taught and conducted research at the University of California Medical School in San Diego, University of California, Santa Cruz, San Jose State University, the Lexington Institute in Boston and the École Polytechnique in Paris.[citation needed]
Deida's early development is fictionalized in his book "Wild Nights," which recounts of his meeting in the 1990s with William Tsiknas, a long time student of Adi Da, and the previous resident caretaker of Adi Da's temple on Kauai. Today Deida openly acknowledges William's influence, and in the past has invited him to speak at Deida's events.[citation needed]
Controversy
A former follower of Adidam, Deida's affiliation the religious sect associated him with allegations made by ex-members that Adi Da (then known as Da Free John) and his followers engaged in financial, sexual and emotional abuses. Widely reported in the American news media in 1985 [1] including The Today Show, [1] Adidam and his devotees have maintained these allegations were part of a conspiracy to extort large sums of money from the sect and to discredit and destroy the group in a smear campaign.[2] The claims were settled out of court by Adidam with payments and confidentiality agreements, per an attorney who handled three such cases.[3]
Bibliography
The Way Of The Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Woman, Work, and Sexual Desire (Paperback) ISBN-13: 978-1591792574
Dear Lover: A Woman's Guide To Men, Sex, And Love's Deepest Bliss (Paperback) ISBN-13: 978-1591792604
The Enlightened Sex Manual: Sexual Skills for the Superior Lover (Paperback) ISBN-13: 978-1591795858
Blue Truth: A Spiritual Guide to Life & Death and Love & Sex (Paperback) ISBN-13: 978-1591792598
Instant Enlightenment: Fast, Deep and Sexy (Paperback) ISBN-13: 978-1591795605
Finding God Through Sex: Awakening The One Of Spirit Through The Two Of Flesh (Paperback) ISBN-13: 978-1591792734
Wild Nights (Paperback) ISBN-13: 978-1591792338
Intimate Communion (Paperback) ISBN-13: 978-1558743748
It's A Guy Thing : An Owner's Manual for Women (Paperback) ISBN-13: 978-1558744646
Audio CDs:
The Way of the Superior Man: The Teaching Sessions [AUDIOBOOK] (Audio CD) ISBN-13: 978-1591793434
Enlightened Sex: Finding Freedom & Fullness Through Sexual Union [AUDIOBOOK] (Audio CD) ISBN-13: 978-1591790839
DVD:
Function, Flow, & Glow: The Art of Sexual Yoga ASIN: B000CEX3JE
See also
- Richard Rohr: Wild Man's Journey: Reflections on Male Spirituality (ISBN 0-86716-279-1)
- Samael Aun Weor: The Perfect Matrimony (ISBN 978-0974275505)
- Dion Fortune: The Esoteric Philosophy of Love & Marriage (ISBN 978-1578631582)
External links
The Official Deida website is:
Information on live David Deida Intensives can also be found at:
- ^ Transcript of NBC Today Show report on Da Free John, Transcript by Steve Hassan, 2000; retrieved Nov. 2, 2006.
- ^ Colin, Molly. "Da Free John Sect Sues 6 Ex-Members On Extortion Charge" in The Mill Valley Record, April 17, 1985. [2]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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